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FCC chair slams Amazon for slow satellite launches after it opposed SpaceX data center plan
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr testifies during the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing titled “Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission,” in Rayburn building on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr lashed out at Amazon on Wednesday for opposing […]
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Elon Musk’s xAI wins permit to build power plant in Mississippi despite pollution concerns
Elon musk and the xAI logo. Vincent Feuray | Afp | Getty Images Elon Musk’s xAI scored a victory in Mississippi, where regulators on Tuesday authorized the artificial intelligence company to build a power plant with 41 natural gas-burning turbines in the town of Southaven to power its nearby data centers. The Mississippi Department of […]
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Nvidia makes ‘significant investment’ in Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab
Mira Murati, then-chief technology officer of OpenAI, speaks during The Wall Street Journal’s WSJ Tech Live Conference in Laguna Beach, California, Oct. 17, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Nvidia has made a “significant investment” in Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab as part of a new multiyear strategic partnership, the companies announced […]
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Google deepens Pentagon AI push after Anthropic sues Trump administration
People walk near a sign outside of Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images A day after Anthropic sued the Trump administration for designating the artificial intelligence company a supply chain risk, Google is deepening its relationship with the Defense Department and expanding the role of its […]
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Elon Musk’s xAI wants to build a power plant in Mississippi. Regulators plan a key meeting on Election Day
Elon Musk waves to the crowd during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. Denis Balibouse | Reuters With Elon Musk’s xAI planning to build a massive, natural-gas burning power plant in Southaven, Mississippi, the state’s environmental authority has scheduled a board meeting for Tuesday — Election Day […]
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How China is challenging the U.S. to become the next great space power
China’s space program has hit a number of milestones lately. In 2025, China executed over 90 orbital launches, setting a new national record for orbital launches in a single year. In the last five years, China returned the first samples from the far side of the Moon, completed its own low-earth orbit space station and […]
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